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Key question: “How does this promise God's blessing and abundance?”
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On October 23, 2007: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-120, with Pamela Melroy becoming the second female space shuttle commander. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illust
On January 23, 1849: Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States' first female doctor. This historical event can serve as a p
On January 23, 1942: World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how
On January 23, 1264: In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King Louis IX of France issues the Mise of Amiens, a one-sided decision in fa
On October 24, 1260: Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impac
On January 23, 1570: James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such. This historical event can serv
On January 23, 1879: Anglo-Zulu War: The Battle of Rorke's Drift ends. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider us
On January 23, 1963: The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese Army stationed in Tite. This historical event can serve as a powerful
On January 23, 2022: Mutinying Burkinabè soldiers led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba depose and detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid widespread anti-government protests. This historical ev
On January 23, 1967: Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing
On January 24, 1438: The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using
On January 23, 1945: World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of
On January 24, 1458: Matthias Corvinus is elected King of Hungary. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when prea
On January 23, 1957: American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee". This historical event can serve a
On October 24, 1360: The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly le
On January 23, 2001: Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and t
On January 24, 1900: Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about
On January 23, 2018: The China-United States trade war begins when President Donald Trump places tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines. This historical event can serve as a powerful se
On October 24, 1918: World War I: Italian victory in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history
On January 24, 1536: King Henry VIII of England suffers an accident while jousting, leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behaviour and possible impotence
On January 24, 1651: Arauco War: Spanish and Mapuche authorities meet in the Parliament of Boroa renewing the fragile peace established at the parliaments of Quillín in 1641 and 1647. This historical
On January 24, 1960: Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local
On January 24, 1943: World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the endurin
On November 16, 1944: The Jussi Awards, the Finnish film award ceremony, is held for the first time at Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration